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Old 07-23-11, 10:13 AM
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OK... I know there are a million wheel threads on here. However i am in Afghanistan and have the worst internet imaginable. Ive searched what i can and now i come you you all seeking guidance. I have an 07 250 rwd. its my daily and im determined to stop heavily modding cars but i just want to lower it a bit and throw some nice mesh wheels on it. Ive determined that i will be going with the EZ coilovers (price is too nice to pass up) and i have found a set of wheels but i am unsure if i will run into issues with the offsets and stuff. Here are the numbers, FRONT- 19x8.5 +35 REAR 19x9.5 +38. Again its my daily so im not going for super aggressive but i dont want it to look cheezy either. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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You should be good on that setup and run 225-35 front and 245-35 rear for tires...
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Originally Posted by s13ef9
OK... I know there are a million wheel threads on here. However i am in Afghanistan and have the worst internet imaginable. Ive searched what i can and now i come you you all seeking guidance. I have an 07 250 rwd. its my daily and im determined to stop heavily modding cars but i just want to lower it a bit and throw some nice mesh wheels on it. Ive determined that i will be going with the EZ coilovers (price is too nice to pass up) and i have found a set of wheels but i am unsure if i will run into issues with the offsets and stuff. Here are the numbers, FRONT- 19x8.5 +35 REAR 19x9.5 +38. Again its my daily so im not going for super aggressive but i dont want it to look cheezy either. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
hard to assume what "a bit" is, but...

225/35 + 255/35.

shouldn't need fender mods.
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Thanks for the input. I know "a bit" is not very specific. Im just going low enough to get rid of fender/wheel gap and tuck a little tire. The roads in Louisiana are terrible.
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i have question about offset too. how do you calculate it? wheel size i can use the calculator but what is offset thanks
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Originally Posted by s13ef9
OK... I know there are a million wheel threads on here. However i am in Afghanistan and have the worst internet imaginable. Ive searched what i can and now i come you you all seeking guidance. I have an 07 250 rwd. its my daily and im determined to stop heavily modding cars but i just want to lower it a bit and throw some nice mesh wheels on it. Ive determined that i will be going with the EZ coilovers (price is too nice to pass up) and i have found a set of wheels but i am unsure if i will run into issues with the offsets and stuff. Here are the numbers, FRONT- 19x8.5 +35 REAR 19x9.5 +38. Again its my daily so im not going for super aggressive but i dont want it to look cheezy either. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Hey man, where in Afghanistan are you? I am out here too.
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Im in wardak province FOB Airborne. We are packing to head back now. only 2 months left!! thank god. I only got to spend about a week with my car. i cant wait to get home and start driving it. Its a big change from swapped hondas and 240's. What part of afghan you at bro?
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Originally Posted by s13ef9
Thanks for the input. I know "a bit" is not very specific. Im just going low enough to get rid of fender/wheel gap and tuck a little tire. The roads in Louisiana are terrible.
thanks for the clarification.

225/35-19 and 255/35-19 should be fine.

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i have question about offset too. how do you calculate it? wheel size i can use the calculator but what is offset thanks
offset is the distance between the mounting pad of the wheel and the centerline of the wheel. the lower the offset, the farther out the wheel sits. the higher the offset, the farther in the wheel sits.
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Originally Posted by s13ef9
Im in wardak province FOB Airborne. We are packing to head back now. only 2 months left!! thank god. I only got to spend about a week with my car. i cant wait to get home and start driving it. Its a big change from swapped hondas and 240's. What part of afghan you at bro?
Nimruz Province, FOB Delaram II ... Yeah I come from civics and integras myself... Well have fun home, I will be going on R&R in about a month and redeploying back home in January.
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